The 2015 Shuck-A-Rama Oyster Roast has sold out!

The Brain Injury Association of SC is announcing that at this time we have sold out our event (Shuck-A-Rama) being held this weekend at Gold Bug Island due to capacity restrictions of the venue. We are so appreciative of the support from all of you and we promise that we will book a bigger venue next year so that this will not happen again.

We appreciate your support and understanding in this matter.

To access the CDR Library: http://uscm.med.sc.edu/CDR/index.asp

iPhones Helping Seniors

This training is brought to you by the SC Assistive Technology Program
We still have a few seats available for this training. Sign up today!

iPhones Helping Seniors

Time:  10:00am – 11:30am
Date: Tuesday, February 8, 2015
Cost: Free, but pre-registration is required.
Presenter:    Carol Page, PhD, CCC-SLP, ATP, Program Manager, SC Assistive Technology Program    
Location:  SC Assistive Technology Resource Center, Poplar Building, Midlands Center, 8301 Farrow Road, Columbia, SC

Description:  iPhones have software and many useful features that can help seniors with physical or age-related disabilities. This workshop will review basics of how to set up an account and how to download software or “apps.” Strategies for finding apps that will meet your needs will be reviewed. Bring your own iPhone if you have one!

To register for this workshop: 

Complete the iPhones Helping Seniors online registration form.

This workshop has a maximum of 15 participants.

To access the CDR Library: http://uscm.med.sc.edu/CDR/index.asp

Do You Need Help Understanding Your Healthcare Options?

Able South Carolina’s Healthcare Navigators can provide individuals with disabilities and their family members with free, immediate assistance in finding appropriate and affordable medical insurance!

Our Staff Can Provide Information About:

• Marketplace Insurance

• Medicare

• Medicaid

• CHIP

• SHOP Insurance

All services are free to consumers.


Midlands Office
Phone: 803.779.5121
TTY: 803.779.0949
Email: hwarth@able-sc.org

Upstate Office
Phone: 864.235.1421
TTY: 864.235.8798
Email: hwarth@able-sc.org
Services are available across the South Carolina Midlands and Upstate.  

To access the CDR Library: http://uscm.med.sc.edu/CDR/index.asp

Be My Eyes: Lend Your Eyes to The Blind

The National Federation of the Blind said last year that Apple has “done more for accessibility than any other company,” and with the help of a new app, iPhone and iPad owners can take things even further. Be My Eyes is an app that allows blind people to request remote help from a sighted person when needed.
Requests for help might range from checking the expiry date on a container of milk to looking at an airport departure board for a gate number … 

Sighted people who are willing to lend a hand install the app and will then get alerts when help is requested.

"As soon as the first sighted user accepts the request for help a live audio-video connection will be set up between the two and the sighted user can tell the blind person what she sees when the blind user points his phone at something using the rear-facing camera."

If you’re too busy to help, it’s no problem: the request is automatically rotated through sighted users until one of them accepts. At the time of writing, the app had already assisted blind people on almost 12,000 occasions.
Tim Cook has spoken eloquently on the priority he gives to equality and accessibility, and went as far as telling a lobbying group for investors to “get out of this stock” if it considered environmental concerns and making Apple devices accessible to disabled users to be a waste of money.
Both blind and sighted users can download the free app from iTunes.

To access the CDR Library: http://uscm.med.sc.edu/CDR/index.asp

Mapping Your Future

Visit the SC Assistive Technology Program’s exhibit at the Mapping Your Future Conference

Able South Carolina, Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities Inc., and the SC Developmental Council are hosting two transition conferences:

Empowering a Future 

When: Friday, February 27, 2015 

Where: Furman University, Trone Student Center, 3300 Poinsett Hwy, Greenville, SC 29613.

Time: 9:00-5:00

Cost: $25 with lunch provided

Registration Opportunities for continuing education units (CEUs) will be available.

View the tentative agenda.

Esteemed speakers will present to:

• Inform participants about their student’s rights regarding transition services.
• Provide professionals with the tools & resources to support student-set transition goals.
• Demonstrate empowerment skills and techniques to equip students to become self-advocates and reach their goals after high school.
• Empower transition professionals to set higher expectations and to effectively support their students in reaching transition goals

Mapping Your Future
When: Saturday, February 28, 2015 

Where: Furman University, Trone Student Center, 3300 Poinsett Hwy, Greenville, SC 29613.

Time: 9:30-3:45

Cost: Free with lunch provided

Registration Opportunities for continuing education units (CEUs) will be available.

View the tentative agenda.

The goals of the Mapping Your Future transition conference are:

• To inform participants about their rights regarding transition services.
• To provide students with the tools & resources to create meaningful transition goals.
• To empower students to become self-advocates and reach their goals after high school.
• To empower parents to set higher expectations and to effectively support their children in reaching transition goals.

To access the CDR Library: http://uscm.med.sc.edu/CDR/index.asp

4th Annual Shuck-A-Rama Oyster Roast!

We are less than 2 weeks away from our 4th Annual Shuck-A-Rama
Oyster Roast! 

 Have you bought your tickets yet? It's not too late to get yours today!!

2015 Shuck-A-Rama

Saturday, January 31, 2015

5:00pm-8:00pm

Gold Bug Island

1560 Ben Sawyer Blvd., Mt. Pleasant, SC 

All Inclusive Tickets:

$40.00 In Advance

 $45.00 At the Door

*Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more.

Join us for fresh oysters, chicken pirleau, beer, wine, soft drinks, beach music, shagging and fun fellowship with friends!

All proceeds benefit the Brain Injury Association of SC, SC's only non-profit organization dedicated to serving children and adults with brain injuries and their families. 

Tickets are on sale now! Purchase your tickets here or contact the BIASC office at 803.731.9823 or 877.TBI.FACT. 

iPhones Helping Seniors

This training is brought to you by the SC Assistive Technology Program
We still have a few seats available for this training. Sign up today!

iPhones Helping Seniors

Time:  10:00am – 11:30am
Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Cost: Free, but pre-registration is required.
Presenter:    Carol Page, PhD, CCC-SLP, ATP, Program Manager, SC Assistive Technology Program    
Location:  SC Assistive Technology Resource Center, Poplar Building, Midlands Center, 8301 Farrow Road, Columbia, SC

Description:  iPhones have software and many useful features that can help seniors with physical or age-related disabilities. This workshop will review basics of how to set up an account and how to download software or “apps.” Strategies for finding apps that will meet your needs will be reviewed. Bring your own iPhone if you have one!

To register for this workshop: 

Complete the iPhones Helping Seniors online registration form.

This workshop has a maximum of 15 participants.

To access the CDR Library: http://uscm.med.sc.edu/CDR/index.asp

SC Department of Education - Free Assistive Technology Workshop - Android Resources

Android Resources

Date: February 4, 2015

Time: 9:30am – 11:30am

Cost: Free, but pre-registration required

Instructor:  Madalina Tudora, SC Dept of Education Assistive Technology Specialist

With an increasing number of students using Android mobile devices, teachers and parents are finding themselves in the position to make best use of its available resources. In this workshop, we will compare Android to other operating systems. We will discuss pros and cons of using this platform, and address accessibility features and switch access. Free and low-cost apps and resources for communication, literacy, math and organization will be discussed, as well as exciting new technology, including Google Glass.

Register for the Android Resources workshop: http://www.sc.edu/scatp/forms/trainingregform_ww_android_2-4-15.html

To access the CDR Library: http://uscm.med.sc.edu/CDR/index.asp

Empower Hour 2015

Able South Carolina offers peer networking groups for individuals with all types of disabilities. Our EMPOWER HOUR is led by your peers and meets to discuss the meaning of independence, share resources, find social opportunities, and provide support and encouragement to each other.
Empower Hour is a great opportunity to connect with others and meet new friends. Individuals with disabilities can participate in one of our in-person meetings at our Midlands or
Upstate offices or in a web-based peer group.

If you are interested in participating in our online discussion, please RSVP at least a day before the meeting so that we can provide you log-in information. If you would like to participate, call 803-779-5121, TTY: 803-779-0949, or email dtempio@able-sc.org.

To access the CDR Library: http://uscm.med.sc.edu/CDR/index.asp

Family Connection of SC: Upcoming Events

January 19
Autism Connection6:00-7:30 pm Family Connection- 1800 St. Julian Place Suite 104 Columbia, SC 29204
January 24    Support Parent Training9:30am -12:30 pmFamily Connection - 1800 Saint Julian Place Suite 104 Columbia SC 29204Free training to join our group of Support Parents offering emotional support and information to parents. Call Susan,  803- 252-0914 to register.
ADD/ADHA Aspergers Coffee Group10:00 amat Barnes and Noble on Beltline.(Richland fashion mall)RSVP- Gigi Garzon  803-315-9988
Scrapbooking1:00-5:00 pmFamily Connection - 1800 Saint Julian Place Columbia SC 29204Join other parents at Family Connection who enjoy scrapbooking. No charge. Bring your own supplies.
January 26SMILES Mom’s Night Out7:00 PM IHOP - Lexington
January 27Morning Coffee9 AM Panera Bread in Lexington

To access the CDR Library: http://uscm.med.sc.edu/CDR/index.asp

AbleSC: Transportation & Travel Options

During this training, individuals with disabilities will gain an understanding of using transportation, including the bus system, para-transit, and airline travel.

When: Wednesday January 21st @ 2:00PM - 4:00PM
WhereAble South Carolina
136 Stonemark Lane, Suite 100
Columbia, SC 29210Please contact Able SC to register for the training:(803) 779-5121, ext.126 or dtempio@able-sc.org
Please make reasonable accommodation requests a week in advance of the event date.

2015 Transition Conference: February 27-28 at Furman University

Transition Conference
 

Come join us for a statewide conference for professionals on February 27, and for students and families on February 28 at Furman University.

Topics will include:

• Disability Rights
• Life Skills on Independence
• Options for Life after High School
• Student Led IEP Meetings
• Student Empowerment
• Transition Panel of Former Students

Conference Schedule
FEBRUARY 27		Empowering A Future For Education & Transition Professionals 8:30AM-5:00PM Cost: $25.00
FEBRUARY 28		Mapping Your Future For Students & Families Recommended for ages 13-26 9:00AM-3:45PM Cost: Free

Register for both events online at www.able-sc.org

 

For more information please call:

Phone: 800-681-6805

TTY: 803-779-0949

Email: rkopp@able-sc.org

To access the CDR Library: http://uscm.med.sc.edu/CDR/index.asp

EQUIP #TheSame

Able South Carolina’s young adult leadership group, EQUIP, wants you to know that individuals with disabilities go to college, drive, get married, have jobs, create art, serve others, and do everything that people without disabilities can do.  “The Same” is a video where three EQUIP leaders share their personal experiences about having a disability and advice for how they wish to be treated.  Hint: It’s the same as everyone else! 

Watch The Video

• Closed Caption Version

• American Sign Language Version

To access the CDR Library: http://uscm.med.sc.edu/CDR/index.asp